The Lady Geese took the drama out of Saturday night's championship game in the second quarter, breaking a 15-all tie with a 21-4 burst to lead 36-19 at the half.

Wethersfield's Sarah Hansen sparked the run with 15 points in the quarter. Named the tournament MVP for the second straight season, Hansen outscored Knoxville on her own with 33 points. Hansen was on the bench early in the second quarter with two fouls, but when Knoxville shifted to a 3-2 zone on defense, Wethersfield coach Becky Ince quickly put her shooter back in the game.

"When she hit her first 3-pointer, I think that gave us some confidence," said Ince.

"We certainly didn't have an answer for No. 12 (Hansen) tonight," said Knoxville coach Matt Gibson. "Our offense was almost non-existent and our defense always seems to be a step slow. We just didn't have much consistency or intensity."

Wethersfield's defense iced the victory cake in the second half, holding Knoxville to just eight points.

"I think collectively as a team it was our best performance this season, especially on defense," said Ince. "We can score points, but to hold a team like Knoxville to 27 points is pretty impressive."

Aly Eastman added 11 points for the Lady Geese, who stretched their winning streak to 11 games and improved to 16-3 on the season.

The Bravettes finished fourth for the second time in three years in Bloomington-Normal, as they fell to Rochester by a point in Saturday morning's third-place game.

Rochester led 17-12 at the quarter and maintained that advantage, 45-40, going into the final eight minutes.

Annawan had the ball and trailed 53-50 in the closing seconds, but had to settle for a bucket from Celina VanHyfte and came up a point shy.

VanHyfte capped a brilliant tournament with 25 points and 12 rebounds, including 17 points in the second half. The junior scored 108 points in four games and was named to the all-tournament team for the third consecutive year. Joining VanHyfte on the all-tournament team were Rebekah Ehresman of El Paso-Gridley, Allie Schoonover of Pana, Lexi Wallen of Champaign St. Thomas More, and Danielle Davis and Molly McGraw of Bloomington Central Catholic.

Page 2 of 2 - In the championship game of the small school division, Champaign St. Thomas More defeated Bloomington Central Catholic 71-67.

St. Bede Christmas Classic

Kewanee 48, Princeton 36

The Boiler Girls won their final two games at St. Bede to capture seventh-place in the tournament.

Kewanee concluded pool play Friday with a 62-18 rout of LaMoille-Ohio, and defeated Princeton in Saturday's seventh-place game 48-36. Raeshonda Chandler led the Boiler Girls (10-9) in the win over Princeton with 14 points, followed by Jenifer Ensley with 11.

In the title game, Mendota defeated St. Bede 65-62. Mendota's Amy Devitt led the all-tournament team and was joined by teammate Ally Bromen-Schenkel; Laura Sickley, Lydia Stariha, Whitney Funfsinn and Mo Dean of St. Bede; Emmalee Sears of Princeton; Candis Rudolph, Brooke Rudolph and Shayna Van Ostrand of IVC; Tessa Holland and Haley Ruestman of Fieldcrest; Josie Hodel of Eureka; and Danielle Hauch of Seneca.